Postdoctoral Research Associate - Pathology & Immunology

About the role

Location ST. LOUIS, MO 63110 Position Summary The Nagaraja Lab is recruiting postdoctoral fellows to join our laboratory at WashU Medicine, based in the Department of Pathology & Immunology and the Edison Family Center for Genome Sciences & Systems Biology. We study epigenetic memory in regards to how cells record past environmental experiences and their influence on future disease risk. Questions we are interested in studying include, but are not limited to:

• What kinds of environmental exposures create epigenetic memory and how do their mechanisms differ?
• How does memory accumulate across a lifetime at the cellular and molecular levels?
• Can we develop novel epigenetic diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to measure disease risk and prevent progression? Our lab investigates these questions with multidisciplinary toolkit, including single-cell multiomics, computational biology, stem-cell and cancer biology, mouse models, human tissue profiling, and functional perturbation. We welcome creative and collaborative applicants with wet and/or dry lab experience in any of these areas.

Pay and benefits

Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to): Assists with grant preparation and reporting. Prepares and submits papers on research. Assists in the design of research experiments. Evaluates research findings and assists in the reporting of the results. Conscientious discharge of their research responsibilities.

Maintains conformity with ethical standards in research. Maintains compliance with good laboratory practice including the maintenance of adequate research records. Engages in open and timely discussion with their mentor regarding possession or distribution of material, reagents, or records belonging to their laboratory and any proposed disclosure of findings or techniques privately or in publications.

Collegial conduct towards co-trainees, staff members and members of the research group. Adherence to all applicable University policies, procedures and regulations. All data, research records and materials and other intellectual property generated in University laboratories remain the property of the University.

Working Conditions: This position works in a laboratory environment with potential exposure to biological and chemical hazards. The individual must be physically able to wear protective equipment and to provide standard care to research animals. Salary Range: Base pay is commensurate with experience. Applicant Special Instructions: Interested candidates should submit a brief description of research interests, CV, and 3 references.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Ph.D., M.D.
• Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.
• Certifications /Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Skills: Not Applicable Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.
• More About This Job At Washington University, postdoctoral appointments: Have a 5-year term limit that includes previous experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Certifications /Professional Licenses: No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Work Experience: No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills: Collaboration, Data Analysis, Data Interpretations, Experimentation, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Techniques, Researching, Results Reporting, Scientific Writing Questions For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

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